Sunday, June 26, 2011

I have been sitting here looking at the cards I have created this week and all I can say is that there is no connectivity between any of them, thus the title hodge-podge/mish-mash. Not sure I like any of them, however it was interesting to go outside my comfort zone and create with colors and styles that are not typically in my zone.

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Have you ever bought those large packages of paper just because you loved one or two sheets in the whole pack and put the rest aside, not necessarily because you didn't like them but because you really didn't know how to use them? Well that is me....so...I have been busy shopping my stash and making myself use some of those sheets of paper. I have to say, it has caused me to step outside of my comfort zone. Here is some of what I came up with...

Ooops! For the life of me I just can't seem to lose that butterfly punch... Love that thing..

Friday, June 17, 2011

I was wondering why it seemed that I had more time to craft a little this week. I figured out it is because my granddaughter is finally out of school so I am not having to do so much running at the moment!

Anyway onto my next batch of cards for today:

First up I made this shirt card because I thought it was cute, but I am not really liking it...It is too plain, but as my son would say..."It is what it is"!

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

I have been having some time to craft lately and I'm loving every moment of some "me" time. It is good for all of us to have those days once in awhile.

I have been noticing more and more Challenge Blogs are limiting the number of challenges you can enter your card in. If for some reason I enter my card in too many challenges to fit your criteria please feel free to delete my entry. My Challenge is that I create my cards before I ever look at a challenge blog, when my card/creation is complete, I then look to see what challenges it fits. It is amazing to see that sometimes my card/creation will fit several and at other times maybe only one. There are times I start a card and it is 2 weeks or more before I finish it because it is "missing something". Then when I visit a blog I might find inspiration on what I need to add to make it perfect and then it will fit your challenge. Again always feel free to delete my entries if for some reason they don't fit.

Now with having said that here are the cards I have completed this week.

Don't ya just love this colorful "dad" card? This will be sent to my son as he loves anything to do with lighthouses/nautical.

I started coloring this image about 6 months ago and didn't like the direction it was taking, so with loving my copic markers, because you can work with them to change the colors, this is what I finally came up with. Once it was complete I found it fit the following

Friday, June 10, 2011

Thank goodness it's Friday! I am having a bit of a blogger problem. For some reason my followers are missing in action and I don't know how to make them come back. By the same token when I try to become a follower of another blog....it won't let me. Then when I try to post comments to your blogs, it won't let me...keeps asking me to sign into google. I do and it doesn't:( Hopefully Blogger and Google will get it sorted out soon. I see from some of your blogs that you are also missing your Followers List.

Anyway onto the cards I have made for today.

This card I CASed from Cindy's Blog. I know she won't mind me "borrowing her idea", Her's is much prettier than mine. Be sure to stop over and see how gorgeous a professional can make the card look! I loved the style and have been dying to use these Brads that look like screws since I bought them 2 years ago. Perfect for Father's Day don't you think?

Next up...another card with flowers and butterflies. I know, I know I told you yesterday I would put the butterfly punches and stamps away. Honest I did, but then this morning I got them out again...I am on a butterfly kick.. I promise this too shall pass...

Can you see the glitter on the butterflies and stamped swirls. I just love the glitz!

More Butterflies, however no flowers this time. I really had to fight hard with myself to not put any on it. I thought they might be too bulky for a bookmarker. These colors are out of my comfort zone, but I thought they turned out well.

Thursday, June 9, 2011

This is quite an array of cards. All different but yet alike.I didn't realize just how many had butterflies on them until after I was going through them. Hummmm must be on a butterfly kick. I promise I will put away the butterfly stamps and punches. Maybe... It is only the 9th of June and already it has been a busy month as far as needing cards go. Let's see, birthdays, graduations, funerals, babies, father's day, weddings and anniversaries. I think I have come full circle. To me some of these cards are pretty "iffy"... not sure they will be used. I may end up buying a card. (I know sacriledge)!

Last night when I was working on this card, it appealed to me. Today not so much. I am wondering, what am I thinking. Way too much texture.

Used my mists and stencils. The picture really doesn't do it justice. There is glimmer and shimmer everywhere. I also couldn't get the colors to show true in my photo. Battery must be going dead. That seems to be the case when that starts to happen.

Tag with a twist. I have added a message between two tags. I'm sure you have already thought of that, but I was pretty impressed with myself. I have to say, it doesn't take much to impress me these days. Obviously! LOL

Our Creative Card Corner Wedding Beauty.. sheer fabric or tulle (I didn't have any so I use sheer ribbon) trim, ribbon, (I used white ribbon) lace, bakers twine, crochet, etc, a flower, at least one pearl.. I used a pearl heart, and stitching faux or real. Of course mine is faux.

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Now I am not normally bothered by storms, however this one was one that kept me walking from window to window. I don't know if it was because my hubby was out driving in this mess or just that I had never seen hail this large before that I can remember. This took place at 9:30 AM and it looks like night time. These photos have not been edited, they are..just how the sky looked. We got 2 1/2 inches of rain in 45 mins, according to the rain gage in our backyard. We had some damage to our patio porch roof so the adjuster from the insurance will be coming out to make an assessment within the week. I am really tired of these storms. We have had more hail storms that I ever remember. It seems to be a weekly thing . The lawns can't seem to dry up from all the rain we have had. We have been mowing the lawns in the mud , I call it swap mowing. Yep.. I'm ready for a break!

Those white blobs are hail coming down fast and furious

This stuff was huge...some the size of golf balls

The street in front of our house.
It got much darker than this. This was a 2 ft river running down Lake Hidden Tree (as we have come to call our street over the years, after a hard fast rain)

This was about 15 feet into my yard from the edge of the street.

The corner. (after the storm passed) It was rippling just like a running river.